Robe-holder for automobiles



R. SCHOELL. ROBE HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3,'1919.

Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

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REINHOLD SCHOELL, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE 'YALE & TOWNE ZMAIL\`I"UIEAC'I|1URING COMPANY, OF STAlVIFORD, CONNECTICUT.

ROBE-HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES.

specification of Letters Patent.

:Patented Apr. 19, 1921.

To all whom t 'may concern Be it known that I, REINHOLD ScHoELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stamford, in the county of Faireld and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and vuseful yImprovements in Robe-Holders for `Automobiles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which lit pertains k'to make and use the same.

B/ y invention relates toi .an improvement in robe holders for automobiles and it consists in the parts and combination of parts as will 'be more fully explained Vand pointed out in the claims. l

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 isa view in planof my improved device;

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line A-A of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a view Yinsection on line C-C of Fig. l.; Fig. 5 isa view in section on the lineB-B of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a view of the link connecting the connecting bar with one of the clutches and Figs. 7 and 8 are views of the clutches.

1 and 2 represent brackets adapted to be secured to the rear of the front seat in the usual manner and 4 is the robe rail 'or carrier attached .at its ends to said brackets The rail is tubularwithY internal threaded ends, andthe brackets 1 and 2 are provided .with external threaded lugs which are engaged by the threaded'ends of the rail, and are secured thereto againstaccidental separation by the small screws 15 which are passed through the :rail and :into .the threaded lugs.

the `plate thus elongating it and forcing its `ends into undercut slots formed in the ends `of the housing, thus permanently securing it to the housing.

3 is the locking fba-r 'and 6 and 6a are the locking bolts pivoted to the ends of the locking bar and adapted toienter openings formed in the outer ends of the brackets 1 and 2.

ybinding brackets.

In the drawing's, I have .shown these bolts round in cross section with correspondingly shaped openings through the housing inembers of the brackets for the passage and snug lit of the bolts but I would .have it unders'tood that the bolts may be angular for other shape in cross section and the openings in the brackets correspondingly shaped so as to prevent vlateral movement 'of the bolts when the latter are locked in the housl I ings. as will be hereinafter explained. .The locking bar 1s slotted at 'its ends to receive the tongues on'the outer ends oif the bolts A and` these tongues are pivotedvwfithin the slots inthe bar by rivets, the rivet hole in tongue of bolt 6a 'being slightly elongated as shown at 16 in Fig. 3, to permit the 'bar 3 to expand or elongate when released from the pressure oif the robe and thus ,prevent a action between the bolts .and the Located within `the housing of bracket '.2 1s the clutch 10 provided with a sharp edge opening through same but slightly larger than the bolt, and through which the vbolt passes. One end of this clutch is seated in a slot in the housing of bracket 2,y and it is normally pressed rearwardly at its free end by the spring 14, and when so pressed the walls of the hole or opening through the clutch plate gripthe opposite sides ofthe bolt and'absolutely prevent Aits withdrawal while so held, Vhence to release the bolt the free end of the clutch must be moved rearwardly to disengage ksaid sharp edges from the bolt and this is done lby the cam 13 of 4the cylinder of a key actuated lock 11, which cam hasa beveled redge adapted to engage the'rearwardly projecting lip 10a at the free Y end ofthe clutch plate 10. By inserting a Y keyinthe cylinder of the lock and turning it, the cam 13 will be moved in a direction to force the free end of the clutch plate forwardly against the action of the spring 14 and thus diseneage and release the-bolt.

Secured to the rear face of clutch 10 is L-shaped finger 10b having a slot in its rear free end to receive the notched end of the connecting bar 5. This bar is rslightly Ylonger than the rail 4 and passes longitudinally kthrough the same, and also through the openings in the threaded lugs on the housing ends ofthe brackets 1 and 2, and terminates within said housings.

Secured to the end of the connecting bar 5 within the housing of bracket 1 is the ring shaped link 9, the opening through the same being of greater` diameter than the bolt 6,

gagement of bolt 6a by clutch 10, hence when the bolts 6 and 6 are engaged by the clutches the locking bar 3 will be held in its locking position with relation to the rail and absolutely revent the removal of a robe or other article clamped between them.

The two clutches 8 and l0 are connected by the bar 5, and when clutch 10 s moved Vbythe cam 13 to disengage it from bolt 6a,

bar 5 will be` moved longitudinally to the rightand acting through the loop 9 and linger 8 on clutch 8, move the latter against the action of its spring 14 and thus release bolt 6.

When the two bolts are thus released from their clutches the bar 3 and its connected bolts 6 and 6@L can be pulled rearwardly, and if necessary or desired, the bolt 6a can be wholly withdrawn, bolt 6 however being prevented 'from complete withdrawal by the disk 7 which by its engagement with the front face of clutch 8 limits the rearward or opening movement of the said bolt.

When the bar 3 has been thus removed from the rail 4, a robe, clothing or other articles can be hung on the rail and by then pushing forwardly on the bar 3 so as to clamp the articles between the rail and the bar the articles on the rail will be locked against removal until the bar has been released by a keyand retracted.

In order to grip the robe or other article so as to prevent it from being pulled Vfrom between the clamping faces of the rail and rod, I provide the adjacent faces of both with ribs or corrugations as shown in Fig. 4.

With this construction the clamping bar 4 may be readily adjusted for different thicknesses of robes, apparel or other articles which it may be desired to secure against loss, and by using clutches of the character described to bite against smooth surfaces of the bolts, there is no give or lost motion whatsoever after the bolts havebeen secured. They are free to be pushed in and tightened, but" are positively held against the slightest movement in a direction to loosen or re-l lease the articles clamped on the rail.

mentof parts shown and described without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I-Ience I would have it understood that I do not wish to confine myself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersePatent, is

1. In a safety robe holder, the combination of a robe rail, a clamping bar arranged to coact with the rail throughout the length of the latter, the clamping bar being movably connected at one end to the rail but secured against removal from the latter and provided at its other end with a movable bolt, a concealed tilting friction clutch adapted to engage the bolt for automatically locking the same with relation to the robe rail, and lock mechanism for releasing the clutch from its locking engagement with the bolt.

2. In a safety robe holder, the combination with a robe rail, and hollow brackets for supporting the same, of a clamping bar provided with bolts adapted to enter theVv brackets, and friction clutches located in the brackets and adapted to automatically lock the clamping bar in any desired ad justment with relation to the rail.

3. In a safety robe holder, the combination with a robe rail and hollow brackets for supporting the same, of a clamping bar provided with bolts adapted to enter the brackets, friction clutches located in the brackets and adapted to automatically lock the clamping bar in any desired adjustment with relation to the rail, and lock mechanism .for simultaneously releasing the clutches from their locking engagement with the bolts, substantially as set forth.

4c. In a safety robe holder, the combination with a robe rail, and hollow brackets for supporting the rail, of a clamping bar provided with bolts adapted to` enter the brackets, tilting friction clutches supported inside the brackets, springs for normally holding the clutches in their locking positions, and means for simultaneously actuating the clutches and disengaging them from the bolts.

5. In a safety'robe holder, the combina-V tion with a robe rail, and hollow brackets for supporting the rail, of a clamping bar provided with bolts adapted to enterv the brackets, tilting friction clutches mounted inside the brackets, springs for normally holding the clutches in their locking position, and means inclosed within the hollow brackets and rail for simultaneously actuating the clutches and releasing the bolts, substantially as set forth. n

6. In a safety robe holder, the combination with a robe rail, clamping' bar and hollow brackets for supporting the rail and bar, of friction clutches located in the hol- In testimony whereof7 I have signed this low brackets and adapted to automatically specification in the presence of two sublock the clamping bar in any desired adscribing witnesses.

justment, and key lock actuated mechanism REINHOLD SCHOELL. 5 located in the hollow brackets and rail for Witnesses:

actuating the clutches to unlock and release LEROY W. HoY'r,

the clamping bar. CHARLES A. BERRY. 

